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LOT 2282
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Stars
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/2 in. (321 grams, 16.5 cm).
Comprising a pair of Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Tooth with Root Group
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a pair of Mosasaur Prognathodon sp. teeth with root; one repaired. 127 grams total, 60-99 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Miocene-Pliocene Period, circa 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Displaying serrations and polished enamel, from the Carcharocles megalodon shark. 238 grams, 10.5 cm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that C. megalodon in life looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. -
Natural History - Chinese Nantan Meteorite
Fell 1516 A.D., found 1958 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
An amorphous nickel iron Nantan meteorite (1AB), cleaned. 3.58 grams, 22 mm
Found Nantan, Nandan County, Guangzi Region, China. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
The Nantan meteorite fell in 1516, as recorded in ancient Chinese texts; the fall exploded during descent which resulted in a shower of many individual iron meteorites over an area some 28km x 8km in Nantan County, Guangxi, China. Classified as an iron meteorite; 111CD Course Octohedrite, the composition is approximately 92% iron, 6% nickel and contains more than ten other minerals including kamacite, taenite, dominate, plessite, schreibersite, triolite, graphite and others. In 2000, pieces of the Nantan meteorite were incorporated into an art installation for The Bull Ring Shopping Centre in Birmingham, England. Today, a plaque commemorates the occasion.
